Alexandra Pitman UCL Institute of Mental Health Excellent webinar yesterday. Patients with cancer go through significant psychological distress, their mental health needs are not properly addressed or identified .Often,psychological difficulties in patients diagnosed with cancer are acknowledged as normal and natural reaction.

Analysis of #suicide data (noting #cancer diagnosis) from the National Crime Records Bureau, along with state-specific & gender-specific suicide data from 1997-2020. Also used yearly estimates of national cancer cases from the ICMR National Cancer Registry Programme.

Do apply for this Oxford Health NHS FT Oxford Psychiatry post funded by the Sir Halley Stewart Trust. It will provide important insights into the role of religion & #spirituality in #suicide bereavement & #postvention , in order to help people who experienced such a difficult loss.

Our The BMJ 2018 Clinical update & podcast describes how to probe for signs of psychological distress (including #suicidal thoughts) in patients with #cancer . The infographic demonstrates the many ways that cancer & its treatments can impact mood/anxiety.

Interested in analyzing #cancer registry data linked to suicide mortality in South Asia? Don't miss this session hosted by UCL Global Health Alexandra Pitman.
CPR India #India , #SriLanka , #Pakistan , #Bangladesh , #Afghanistan , #Maldives , #Nepal #Bhutan #HealthData #CancerResearch

Important opportunity to learn more about suicide risk in cancer patients, led by my colleague Alexandra Pitman

The urgency of #suicide prevention in #Afghanistan : challenges and recommendations - The Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia thelancet.com/journals/lanse…

#Suicide and #selfharm in #Nepal : A scoping review sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

NEW PAPER:
Suicide prevention over the past decade.

Prof Keith Hawton University of Oxford & Prof Jane Pirkis University of Melbourne reflect on progress & challenges on suicide prevention globally since @TheLancetPsych was first published in 2014.

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